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Oak Bluffs selectmen Tuesday agreed to pursue a temporary moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries, giving the town time until regulations are handed down by the state Department of Public Health and Island towns can work together to decide how to handle the issue.
The selectmen agreed to have town administrator Robert Whritenour draft town meeting articles calling for a moratorium and a public consumption bylaw, which the selectmen will look at during their next meeting on Feb. 26.
In February Islanders’ thoughts often turn to spring when the snowy, gray haze of winter comes to an end. Green grass will sprout, tiny buds will peek out of tree branches and yellow daffodils will bloom. But it can seem very far away.
As Dickon, The Secret Garden’s Yorkshire boy characterized by his way with both nature and words, sagely notes, “A lot of things what looks dead is bidin’ their time.”
The polished hardwood of the regional high school basketball court gleamed beneath the bright gymnasium lights, reflecting the figures of the 10 players racing up and down the lanes. The championship game of the boys’ middle school basketball season was underway.
The novelty of playing at the Vineyard version of the big time, the Francis “Sancy” Pachico Gymnasium, was there for both teams on the court.
The Martha’s Vineyard Drug Task Force arrested two Brockton men Wednesday on charges relating to heroin distribution, with police saying the Island is a lucrative market for the drug.
Jason Lewis, 32, and Corey Waters, 32, were arraigned Thursday morning in Edgartown district court. Mr. Lewis was charged with possession with intent to distribute a class A drug (heroin) and conspiracy to violate drug law, and bail was set at $7,500, Edgartown Det. Michael Snowden said. Mr.
The prolonged powerful winter blizzard that pounded much of eastern Massachusetts last weekend left the Vineyard in cleanup mode this week with downed trees, weary emergency and utility workers and nearly-depleted snow removal budgets in most town highway departments.
Called one of the worst blizzards to hit New England in many decades, the storm named Nemo brought more than two feet of snow to some parts of Massachusetts. And while the Vineyard was spared the worst weather, heavy snow, sleet and ice and hurricane-force winds cut the Island off from the mainland for a day and a half.
The world of herbs can seem overwhelming with the infinite number, exponential combinations and myriad ways to apply them. Herbalist Holly Bellebuono makes it accessible to both the layperson as well as those wanting to delve deeper.
On Wednesday, Feb. 20, Mrs. Bellebuono will give a talk at 5 p.m. at the Chilmark Library introducing her latest book The Authentic Herbal Healer: The Complete Guide to Herbal Formulary & Plant-Inspired Medicine for Every Body System.